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Ken Harrison

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About Me

I'm the publisher and editor for Seventh Window Publications .

News from Seventh Window Publications:
November 28, 2007: Here's the cover for the new romantic suspense novel by NL Gassert:

November 27, 2007: We're having a company sale on our web site for the holiday. Get 25% off your order with free shipping when you order directly from Seventh Window Publications .

November 4, 2007: Yet another advance review for The Procter by NL Gassert!
Gassert delivers taut action and intriguing characters in a lush, exotic setting that really sets this book apart—a promising debut!
—MJ Pearson, author of Discreet Young Gentleman

October 12, 2007: Another advance review for The Protector by NL Gassert!
The Protector delivers engaging characters, a fast-moving plot, and some very steamy love scenes. NL Gassert has crafted an exciting and entertaining romance that builds suspense and erotic tension with every turn of the page. Take it to bed...and plan on staying up.
—Charles Casillo, author of The Fame Game

September 23, 2007: The Protector by NL Gassert now available at BarnesandNoble.com .

September 19, 2007: Advance reviews for The Protector by NL Gassert are coming in! Sexy, sizzling—and sweet! NL Gassert manages to combine the tenderness of first love with thrilling action in The Protector. The tropical setting on Guam is fresh and beautifully evoked, and the engaging characters of Mason and Soren will keep readers turning the pages, rooting for these lovers against tropical storms and terrorist agents.
—Neil Plakcy, author of Mahu Surfer Literary chef Gassert serves up a delectable nine-course meal of murder, mayhem, money-laundering, terrorism, temptation, brutality, bisexuality, scandal, and sadistical father-son abuse.
—William Maltese, author of the Stud Draqual mystery series

September 16, 2007: The Protector by NL Gassert is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com . The cover image will be coming soon. Click here to read the first four chapters.
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August 6, 2007: Gay summer reading is the cover story in The Bottom Line magazine . In fact, the cover of the magazine sports the cover image from Discreet Young Gentleman by MJ Pearson. Discreet Young Gentleman is also reviewed in the article 'Books Gone Wild! Six sizzling slices of summer escapism' By Craig Kaczarticle.

August 6, 2007: Discreet Young Gentleman by MJ Pearson is reviewed on Book reviews by Crystal .

August 3, 2007: MJ Pearson's The Price of Temptation is reviewed on Book Reviews by Crystal

March 28, 2007: Read the new interview with author MJ Pearson in AfterElton.com .
March 2, 2007: MJ Pearson, author of Discreet Young Gentleman and The Price of Temptation, will be speaking at the Backspace Writers Conference on May 31, 2007 in New York City.

March 1, 2007: Two Boys in Love by Lawrence Schimel is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award for best romance. The winners will be announced on May 31, 2007 in New York City. Click here for more Information.

February 21, 2007: Two Boys in Love by Lawrence Schimel is a finalist for the Foreword Book of the Year Award .

February 6, 2007: The nominations for the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards are now in. Discreet Young Gentleman by MJ Pearson and Two Boys in Love by Lawrence Schimel are both nominated for best romance. The finalists will be announced early March. Click here to to see the nominees for best gay romance.

January 3, 2007: A very limited supply of non-personalized copies of The Price of Temptation by MJ Pearson are now available on the company web web site. Get your copy here.

November 17, 2006: Discreet Young Gentleman by MJ Pearson hits #1 on Amazon.com Gay Romance.

Get the up to date Amazon.com Gay Romance list .

November 13, 2006: Don't miss MJ Pearson's article in Backstory .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who would like to write an interesting gay romance that's up to the standards of popular romance novels. I would also love to find a gay glitz novel.
Published by Seventh Window Publications:

Music:

jazz:Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Johnny Hartman, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane, etc....
pop:Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Anna Nalik, Alicia Keys, etc...
80's:Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, Love and Rockets, Nina Hagen, Pelican West, Blondie, etc...
Alt:Brian Eno, Moby, Kraftwerk

Books:

Here is my library via Shelfari. Keep in mind that I'm still adding books to my Shelfari account. ..

My Blog

NL Gassert interviewed

NL Gassert was ineterviewed by Josh Aterovis for his Heart to Heart column. The Protector is still hitting the gay mistery and gay romance charts on Amazon.com!...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:47:00 PST

I still love Amy Winehouse

Say what you must, but I still love Amy Winehouse. She's blues and jazz all wrapped into one. Not only that, but she sings songs most gay men can relate to. She has issues, fine, but how can you turn ...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

The Protector by NL Gassert

The Protector by NL Gassert is almost ready for press, which means it should hit stores the end of November. The cover art is still being workwed on and we're going through the text searching for typo...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:08:00 PST

A lesson to be learned

As it turns out, it does matter if I use pixel and percentage in the same page layout! Although the mix was fine with my monitor, it was not OK with other monitors. Pixel size varies depending on the ...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:43:00 PST

The new look

As some of you may have noticed, I've been playing around with MySpace again. My inner nerd had a little extra time on his hands and needed to play. And from this came the new look for my MySpace.You...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:05:00 PST

online personal library review

I've been playing around with Shelfari. Erastes had invited me to join, and it had a nice interface, so I uploaded my LibraryThing entries into Shelfari. Shelfari took my tags, but only about 75% of ...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:42:00 PST

some good news

Disreet Young Gentleman by MJ Pearson is going to be taught this summer at Saginaw Valley State University. The class is called English 202 Thematic Approaches to Literature. Last year The Price ...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:59:00 PST

Amy Winehouse

Ever since my good friend Eddie Kent told me about Amy Winehouse I've been crazy about her. She's a blues singer through and through and this video shows her talent for jazz and blues. The video here ...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Fri, 25 May 2007 07:54:00 PST

covers

Every now and again I get an e-mail from an artist asking about possibly working on a cover for Seventh Window Publications. These are always nice e-mails, especially since they let me know that peop...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:23:00 PST

what NPR has done to me

Recently NPR had a story about book cataloging that mentioned a web site called LibraryThing. The story was about finding books using other systems and how the Dewey decimal system was now somewhat ou...
Posted by Ken Harrison on Sun, 13 May 2007 04:56:00 PST